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Martiros Saryan (1880-1972) was an Armenian painter regarded for his masterful selection and use of color. Inspired by the likes of Henri Matisse and Paul Gauguin, Saryan captured a sentimental slice of Armenian life in his minimal landscapes, meticulous still lifes, and bold, honest portraiture.
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Martiros Saryan (1880 – 1972) was an Armenian painter, the founder of the Armenian national school of painting. He was born into an Armenian family in Nakhichevan-on-Don (now part of Rostov-on-Don, Russia). In 1895, aged 15, he completed the Nakhichevan school and from 1897 to 1904 studied at the Moscow School of Arts, including in the workshops of Valentin Serov and Konstantin Korovin. He was heavily influenced by the work of Paul Gauguin and Henri Matisse. He exhibited his works in various shows. He first visited Armenia, then part of the Russian Empire, in 1901. After spending the second half of the 1920s in Paris, Saryan returned to the Soviet Union and from 1928 until his death, he lived in Soviet Armenia Martiros Saryan park, Yerevan Sculptor Levon Tokmajyan, 1986 "Life is an island. People come out of the sea, cross the island, and return to the sea. But this short life is long and beautiful. In getting to know nature man exalts the wonder and beauty of life." - Martiros Saryan
Armenian collective farm landscape – 1947 RA Presidential Palace
An oriental interior 1918 A lilac bush, 1922
Ashtarak 1956 A nook of the peach garden Ashtarak 1957
Anticipation of the fall Village scene with trees and hills
Armenia, Spring in Nork Apple trees in blossom 1942
Ararat, a study for 'Armenia' 1964 Trees, a study
Landscape with capra 1913 Bjni Fort 1946
Byurakan study 1958
Design for opera by A. Spendiarov 'Almast Sketch of scene design
Armenia 1926 Dogs Constantinopole 1910
By the Well Hot Day 1909
Constantinople 1910
The King and His Daughter. Fairytale, 1904 Fairy lake 1905
Night Landscape Egypt 1911
Land 1969 Fairy Tale 1971
Flowers A nook of the garden 1940
Fruits and vegetables 1934 Moscow still life 1956
Still life 1959 Fruits on the blue plate 1915
Landscape Shirak 1962
Scene from the Train Window 1960 Illustration of the tale 'The Magic ring' 1937
Landscape 1929 Lilac, 1922
Landscape Turkmenistan 1934
Light gamma 1913
Yerevan 1914
Trees in blossom 1910